The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

Chapter 79 "Coward"

The hands move, and time returns to the present.

Mori Shizue returned home safely after a day of "lessons".

No accountability, no extra homework, a rare moment of peace today.

Mori Shizue walked into the courtyard and greeted the servants along the way, as if everything was normal.

However, these family members who had watched their daughter grow up still keenly sensed something different.

Today, the young lady doesn't seem very happy... no, it's more than just being down, it's anger?

This is not common.

A maid cautiously approached and asked tentatively, "Young Miss, what's wrong?"

"Hmm?" the young lady countered, "Why do you ask that?"

"Um...you seem a little unhappy." The maid mustered her courage and asked, "Did something happen at the private school?"

Miss Mori Shizue gave a warm, gentle smile and said, "Thank you for your kindness. It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

"so."

"By the way," Mori Shizue asked, "do you know where Asahi Kasane is?"

"She should be cleaning the lady's study right now," the maid said. "Why don't you go wash up first, and I'll have her come find you in a bit?"

"No need, I'll go find her myself."

As she spoke, Shizue Mori strode quickly toward the study.

The maid, who was left behind, tilted her head slightly, sensing a hint of... ill intent in the young lady's smile.

She shook her head, thinking it might just be her imagination.

How could such a refined and easy-going young lady show such an impure expression?

......

boom!

The study door was slammed shut, startling Asahi and Kanade, who were cleaning inside. At first, she thought it was the wind causing the disturbance, but when she turned around, she found that the young lady was standing by the door.

She had intended to greet her, but upon seeing the expression on the young lady's face, Asahi Kanade immediately abandoned the idea and began to think that she probably wouldn't be able to leave this study alive today.

Asahi Kasane said calmly, "Young lady, I know you are angry, but please don't be angry. Let's talk things out and let me explain."

Mori Shizue sneered and said, "Then explain."

"I, um, what would you like to hear me about?" Asahi Kasano asked.

Mori Shizue nodded and said, "Let me remind you of something related to my sister, your master, Mori Kiyoha."

"Oh." Asahi Kasana was still puzzled: "In what way?"

Mori Shizue lost her patience, stepped forward, grabbed Asahi Kasane's collar, and said with a mixture of shame and anger, "Was it you who gave my sister this terrible idea? To make him, to make Kirihara-kun and me, to, to, to..."

Mori Shizue was incoherent. After a long pause, she finally managed to compose herself with a deep breath and said in a complete sentence: "You actually had Kiyoha instigate Kirihara Akira to come on a date with me?"

"It's all over, the truth has come out," Asahi Kasana thought to herself, but her expression remained calm as she said, "Young lady, calm down, I'll explain right away."

"You don't need to explain!" Mori Shizue loosened her collar and said breathlessly, "You're not the main culprit, at most you're a vile instigator."

As Mori Shizue was venting her anger, the sound of a door opening and a cold voice suddenly came from behind her: "The one in question is me, of course."

Mori Shizue turned around and saw Mori Kiyoha leaning against the door frame, looking at the two of them with a mocking expression.

"Kiyoyo..." Mori Shizue's beautiful brows furrowed, and she snapped, "Close the door."

"Alright, whatever you say, Miss." Mori Kiyoha moved to close the door and said, "Since you know I'm the one in charge, why did you look for my maid first instead of me?"

"Debt collection should start with small debts," Mori Shizue said expressionlessly. "I can only address your problem after settling her accounts."

"Heh." Mori Kiyoha said with a grin, "The virtuous and gentle young lady has finally torn off her disguise."

Mori Shizue snapped, "Kiyoha!"

Mori Kiyoha stopped smiling, lowered her hand from her chest, and pouted, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll be serious."

"Taking it seriously won't help. Do you even know what you're doing?" Mori Shizue took a breath, sat down on the chair next to her, and said, "You're disrespecting me, disrespecting Kirihara-kun, and disrespecting yourself."

"Where is the disrespect?" Mori Kiyoha said, "At least beforehand, I absolutely obtained Kirihara Akira's consent, and according to him, I also took your preferences into consideration."

Judging from the final result, you seemed to have a lot of fun... well, at least until halfway through the trip, you were happy. The only thing that surprised me was that Kirihara Akira actually chose to tell you the truth. If he had kept his mouth shut, nothing would have happened.

Outside the arcade, Kirihara Akira and Mori Shizue were talking when they mentioned some things Mori Kiyoha had said and some thoughts that were on her mind.

Of course, Kirihara Akira wasn't so naive as to reveal everything. As a third party, he only made limited, conservative guesses about Mori Kiyoha's intentions, and all of them were in a positive direction.

However, he was still a bit careless.

From his perspective, Shizue Mori, who was his sister's personal maid and playmate, was probably not very familiar with Kazusa Asahi, and there were some things he could say to her.

So when Shizue Mori asked about his relationship with Kazusa Asahi, he didn't think much of it and jokingly said, "She might be trying to match me up with one of you, but unfortunately neither of you are interested in me."

This is a joke without any specific target, and the way it's being self-deprecating isn't offensive.

He hadn't expected that almost instantly upon hearing those words, Mori Shizue would guess Asahi Kasane's thoughts: "To be precise, is that maid trying to set you and me up?"

Before Kirihara Akira could even answer the question, her expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly rushed home.

"Of course he wouldn't be foolish enough to bring these things up; he only said good things about you back then." Mori Shizue stared at Mori Kiyoha and said, "But I don't need him to say it. I know you too well. Do you think your behavior during this time can hide anything from me?"

"Whether I can hide it or not, so what?" Mori Kiyoha said nonchalantly. "Can you not be so sensitive? In the end, you had a happy day, isn't that good enough? I really don't know why you're angry."

"Kiyo!" Mori Shizue said sternly, "This is a matter of respect."

Sen Kiyoha was annoyed by her and sneered, "Respect? What respect? Is it your cowardly mentality, where you get hurt even by cotton and are afraid of happiness?"

"Who's the coward?" Mori Shizue retorted angrily. "Is someone like you, who doesn't even dare to confess their feelings and pushes others towards your sister, considered brave?"